Police identify man who died crossing Inner Loop in Virginia

A 2014 Honda Accord traveling north on I-495 ran off the right side of the interstate and struck a concrete barrier and then the guard rail. The sedan's driver, Barrington Holt, 82, of Falls Church, Va., exited his vehicle and was attempting to cross the northbound lanes of I-495 when he crossed in front of a northbound tractor-trailer. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)(AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Virginia man who died after being struck by a tractor trailer on the northbound lanes of I-495 over the weekend has been identified, state police said Monday.

Barrington Holt, 82, of Falls Church, was traveling north on the Inner Loop when he ran off the right side of the road and crashed into a concrete barrier and the guard rail.

He got out of his Honda Accord and tried to cross the northbound lanes of I-495 early Saturday morning.

That’s when Holt was struck by a northbound tractor trailer and died.

Below is a map of the area where Holt was struck:

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

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